Why Do You Think They Call It Dope?

A woman who does not smoke weed is the center of a new BBC documentary. She began smoking "skunk" everyday for a month. Should you smoke weed regularly? Not if you are this lady. This is her story...

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gmc360, on 3/26/2008 6:51:22 PM
Total Posts: 162, Joined: 11/23/2007

Did anyone catch this line in the article:

"marijuana...and is believed to be behind a string of violent murders."

Not likely.

This is bad unfounded journalism on top of bad experimental design.

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ConeOfSilence, on 3/26/2008 7:08:05 PM
Total Posts: 1029, Joined: 3/9/2006

I quit smoking daily at the end of last year, was tired of being stoned all day every day. Now I smoke every so often to relax or when I am having a sesh with my mates, for example on the easter long weekend a few of us had a sesh and chilled out, it was good. It is all about knowing your limits.

This woman was silly for going to the extreme straight away and smoking skunk in Amsterdam. Most weed smokers do not smoke skunk from Amsterdam. This made the
"study" bias with the results not really representing the effects of ordinary weed that most ppl smoke. Also I have never known anyone to inject themselves with THC.

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NXX, on 3/26/2008 7:18:30 PM
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"Controversially, she also allowed herself to be injected with pure THC (tetrahydrocannabinol), the active ingredient in cannabis."

Ok, so she mainlined THC... I'm willing to bet that would fuck me up pretty good, and I'm what most would consider a "stoner".

How the fuck would anybody consider this an objective experiment when she is injecting herself, show me a pot-head that does this.

What a fucking stupid cunt, the BBC has lost a great deal of respect from me due to this article.

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gero187, on 3/26/2008 7:29:51 PM
Total Posts: 49, Joined: 10/31/2006

hey shamus it's only 25 a 1/8 here... I don't smoke that much a day though, thats like 2-3 days worth for me. Bongs ftw!

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Wolffe, on 3/26/2008 7:40:19 PM
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My philosophy:

I don't need bullshit drugs or substances to feel good.
I also don't care if anyone else does it, as long as I am not affected.
I personally have many friends who are chronic weed smokers.

The only real problem I have with it is:

1. Most people think by smoking weed they are "so cool". This is not the case, they are choosing to do a drug, thats their decision, but how does that make them so cool?

2. Personally for me, it stinks like shit. Both when it's not being smoked and when it's being smoked. It also tastes like shit too (yes, I have done it incase you haven't noticed).

3. It costs money. You can get it here for about $7-10 per gram. I don't know if thats a lot or cheap, but it's still money. If you smoke weed heavily the bills can get pretty high just for weed.

thats it I guess

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cherokeexp, on 3/26/2008 7:44:44 PM
Total Posts: 134, Joined: 5/24/2007

this was on BBC 3 a few hours ago. I watched it all.
This article by the Daily Mail is really not accurate. The show itself had a much more 'weed is not that bad in small doses' message to it.

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TwoPieceCharlie, on 3/26/2008 7:55:28 PM
Total Posts: 236, Joined: 11/7/2006

@gmc360

"It has also been linked to schizophrenia, and is believed to be behind a string of violent murders."

This is where I call bullshit. I have smoked marijuana many times in my life, and have NEVER felt any urge to be vilolent towards anyone while high.

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LeonHart, on 3/26/2008 7:55:39 PM
Total Posts: 220, Joined: 2/5/2006

Shit I didn't even know you could shoot up THC. Where can I get me some of that?

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umopepisdn, on 3/26/2008 7:57:14 PM
Total Posts: 40, Joined: 2/18/2006

"we still dont know the real harm" hahaha are you kidding me. considering that almost every generation up until now has or most likely will smoke weed for a period of time I think you can see pretty clearly what the "real affects" of weed are. FUCK ALL! and to all fellow smokers, when was the last time you got your hands on some injectable pure THC lol wow it would be a lot less trouble if we could socialy accept the fact that marijuana is no more harmful if not less than the more main stream drugs A.K.A Alcohol and nicotine. Cheers!

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